DentistsMy current dentist is called Mr Stiff.
Back when I was at university though, I had enormous pain in my jaw one morning - so bad I went as an emergency case to the uni dentist.
He took one look at the back of my mouth and said, "Ah, wisdom teeth. Impacted. They'll have to come out."
He then reached under the chair and came out with an enormous industrial (and entirely non-dental) pair of pliers, "I can do it now if you want..."
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chthonic, Thu 2 Nov 2006, 14:31)
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DIY orthodonticsWhen I was little I had a gap between my front teeth which I *hated* with a vengeance. Got told by my dentist that there was absolutely nothing wrong with my otherwise perfectly straight teeth and I would never need braces or anything, which I suppose I ought to have been grateful for. But I *hated* my gap and wanted the damn thing closed. If my dentist wasn't going to refer me to an orthodontist I'd just have to do it myself.
So I borrowed my dad's pliers* and inched my teeth a little closer together every day... Bloody stupid of me really since these were adult teeth and if I'd buggered them up I'd have been in serious trouble, but I was nine years old and didn't know any better. Anyway, it worked - my front teeth are now gap free and still in perfect condition.
And the moral of the story is, orthodontists are total cowboys - it's nothing you can't do yourself with a pair of pliers.
* He didn't know about it - my parents are not that irresponsible.
(, Fri 10 Nov 2006, 11:12, Reply)
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